Latest Press Releases

June 2014

Leading marine electronics manufacturer, Raymarine
invites competitors taking part in the J.P.
Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race to the Island Sailing Club, Cowes, at 1800 on Friday 20th June to hear the
latest weather and tidal information prior to the race. This up to the minute
information will be available live and free to all attendees, thanks to Raymarine’s Weather Briefing.

August 2013

Raymarine, leading marine electronics manufacturer, has announced its involvement with the all new annual sailing festival, GJW Direct SailFest. Taking place in Weymouth, Dorset on the August bank holiday weekend at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA), SailFest has evolved to become a continuing legacy of the Olympic Games.

August 2013

At this year’s PSP Southampton Boat Show, leading marine electronics manufacturer, Raymarine, will be launching its latest range of innovative electronic navigation equipment at the Raymarine Live Technology Show’ at 13:30, Friday 13 September on stand G088. The Raymarine stand will be a live technology display area, enabling visitors to see the full suite of Raymarine products in operation.

May 2013

Leading marine electronics manufacturer, Raymarine invites competitors taking part in the 82nd J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race to the Island Sailing Club, Cowes, at 1800 on 31st May to hear the latest weather and tidal information prior to the race. This up to the minute information will be available live and free to all attendees, thanks to Raymarine’s Weather Briefing.

April 2013

Raymarine will be showcasing its range of innovative new products at this year’s Seawork International show. The six new additions have it all covered with the Dragonfly™ Sonar/GPS, Ray 260 VHF, T200 thermal camera, a-Series now with Wi-Fi, gS Series and EvolutionTM autopilot. There really is something for everyone from the smallest, fastest RIB to the largest offshore workboat.

January 2013

World leaders in marine electronics, Raymarine, has confirmed its continuing sponsorship of the world-renowned J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. A race partner since 2003, Raymarine has signed a further two year partner agreement, ensuring the company maintains its key role in the on-going success of the Round the Island Race by providing the essential, pre-race weather briefing for the 1700 plus yachts and over 16000 sailors that take part.

August 2012

At the PSP Southampton Boat Show, world leader in marine electronics, Raymarine, will be launching its latest range of electronic equipment. For press the ‘Raymarine Live Technology Show’ will take place on press day at 14:30, Friday 14th September on stand G088.

April 2012

For an inside track on the expected weather conditions, Round the Island Race competitors can attend the free pre-race Raymarine Weather Briefing, hosted by Libby Greenhalgh, at 18.00 on Friday 29 June at the Island Sailing Club. Competitors can also sign up to receive forecasts via email and SMS at http://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=3292

November 2011

Gulf Development Systems, Raymarine’s distributor in the United Arab Emirates will be supporting the Dubai pre-Owned Boat Show, taking place at Dubai Creek Marina from 17-19 November.

The event attracts buyers looking for pre-owned boats in the region, with space for craft up to 147 feet long on show in the water and on land. This is the second time that Raymarine has exhibited at the event, and this year will prove particularly exciting with the launch at the show of the new e7 multifunction display unit, i70 instruments and Raymarine’s hand held thermal night vision cameras.

October 2011

One of the first boats to be installed with Raymarine’s new e7 HybridTouch™ multifunction displays is the new Ferryside Independent Lifeboat. This custom built Ribcraft 6.4m lifeboat is a ‘declared facility’ and is responsible for answering 999 calls in the same way as the RNLI. The Ferryside lifeboats operate in the Carmarthenshire region, working in the extremely fast flowing and tidal waters of the Bristol Channel with its notorious mud flats and sinking sands.

September 2011

At midday, on Saturday 17th September, Raymarine UK, leading marine electronics manufacturer, will announce the winner of a special competition held in support of National Historic Ships, the official voice for historic vessels in the UK. Raymarine UK has donated over £4000-worth of prizes for the competition, which has helped to promote the use of electronic navigational equipment to increase safety at sea.

September 2011

The Boat Parade will offer show visitors the opportunity to see the water around the marina come alive, as up to three times a day, a huge flotilla of boats - modern, vintage and iconic - cruise the marina. A number of the Raymarine Ambassadors, including Torpedalo, Banana Shark, Medusa, Jolly Olly and Wetwheels will fly the flag for Raymarine in the show’s special feature.